Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Statistics Canada Article on Homicide in Canada, 2015

Canadian police services reported 604 homicides in 2015, 83 more than
the previous year. The homicide rate increased by 15%
in 2015 to 1.68 per 100,000 population, the highest rate since 2011.

The
higher number of homicides for 2015 was primarily due to increases in
Alberta (+27 homicides), Saskatchewan (+19) and Ontario (+18).

One-quarter
(25%) of the 604 homicide victims were reported by police as an
Aboriginal person. As well, 33% of accused persons identified in solved
cases were reported as an Aboriginal person. Overall, Aboriginal people
accounted for about 5% of Canada's population in 2015.

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